The official unveiling will take place later this month in South Korea, followed by the car being shown off at the New York International Auto Show in April.

Those of you with good memories will probably remember the buzz that came with the current, sixth generation model back in 2009. It was the swoopy shape of the car that made the headlines, with many comparing it to the Mercedes-Benz CLS .

The Sonata mid-size sedan quickly became a major hit for Hyundai, with over 200,000 units shipped during its first year in North America. That number rose to 230,605 in 2012, before dipping back a little to around 200,000 units the following year.Hyundai is hoping to replicate the success of the previous Sonata and perhaps even do a little better with the new model.

In order to do so, they have made improvements across the board in order to become more competitive on the busy midsize market.